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רַע

rabad: harmfulHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentAdjective664 occurrences36 books623 verses

Definition

from H7489; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
Traditional renderings: adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), exceedingly, × great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders רַע:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

664 total
  1. Psalm 36:4רָ֝֗ע · evil
    Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
  2. Psalm 37:19רָעָ֑ה · of evil
    In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
  3. Psalm 37:27מֵ֭רָע · from evil
    Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.
  4. Psalm 38:12רָ֭עָתִי · harm
    Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
  5. Psalm 38:20רָ֭עָה · evil
    Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.
  6. Psalm 40:12רָע֡וֹת · evils
    For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
  7. Psalm 40:14רָעָתִֽי׃ · harm
    May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
  8. Psalm 41:1רָ֝עָ֗ה · of trouble
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
  9. Psalm 41:5רַ֣ע · with malice
    My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”
  10. Psalm 41:7רָעָ֣ה · the worst
    All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:
  11. Psalm 49:5רָ֑ע · of trouble
    Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
  12. Psalm 50:19בְרָעָ֑ה · for evil
    You unleash your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.
  13. Psalm 51:4וְהָרַ֥ע · what is evil
    Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
  14. Psalm 52:1בְּ֭רָעָה · of evil
    For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
  15. Psalm 52:3רָּ֣ע · evil
    You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah
  16. Psalm 54:5הָ֭רַע · with evil
    He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.
  17. Psalm 55:15רָע֖וֹת · evil
    Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.
  18. Psalm 56:5לָרָֽע׃ · demise
    All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.
  19. Psalm 64:5רָ֗ע · to their evil
    They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
  20. Psalm 70:2רָעָתִֽי׃ · harm
    May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
  21. Psalm 71:13רָעָתִֽי׃ · my harm
    May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
  22. Psalm 71:20וְרָ֫ע֥וֹת · and misfortunes
    Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
  23. Psalm 71:24רָעָתִֽי׃ · my harm
    My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
  24. Psalm 73:8בְרָ֣ע · with malice
    They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
  25. Psalm 78:49רָעִֽים׃ · of destroying
    He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity—a band of destroying angels.
  26. Psalm 88:3בְרָע֣וֹת · of troubles
    For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
  27. Psalm 90:15רָעָֽה׃ · evil
    Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.
  28. Psalm 91:10רָעָ֑ה · evil
    …no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
  29. Psalm 94:13רָ֑ע · of trouble
    …to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
  30. Psalm 94:23וּבְרָעָתָ֥ם · for their wickedness
    He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
  31. Psalm 97:10רָ֥ע · evil
    Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
  32. Psalm 101:4רָ֝֗ע · evil
    A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.
  33. Psalm 107:26בְּרָעָ֥ה · in their anguish
    They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.
  34. Psalm 107:34מֵ֝רָעַ֗ת · because of the wickedness
    …and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
  35. Psalm 107:39רָעָ֣ה · evil
    When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,
  36. Psalm 109:5רָ֭עָה · evil
    They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
  37. Psalm 109:20רָ֝֗ע · evil
    May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.
  38. Psalm 112:7רָ֭עָה · bad
    He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
  39. Psalm 119:101רָ֭ע · evil
    I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.
  40. Psalm 121:7רָ֑ע · evil
    The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.
  41. Psalm 140:1רָ֑ע · from evil
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
  42. Psalm 140:2רָע֣וֹת · evil
    …who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.
  43. Psalm 140:11רָ֑ע · may calamity
    May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
  44. Psalm 141:4רָ֡ע · to any evil
    Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.
  45. Psalm 141:5בְּרָעוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ · the deeds of the wicked
    Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
  46. Psalm 144:10רָעָֽה׃ · from the deadly
    …to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.
  47. Proverbs 1:16לָרַ֣ע · to evil
    For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
  48. Proverbs 1:33רָעָֽה׃פ · of evil
    But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
  49. Proverbs 2:12רָ֑ע · of evil
    …to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
  50. Proverbs 2:14רָ֑ע · evil
    …from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,